Waterfall · 1 km off the route
Fossen
Waterfall in Sjåbuselva, Vadsø municipality, Norway.
Varanger
One of Norway's national tourist routes: along the north shore of the Varangerfjord from Varangerbotn through Vadsø to the Vardø tunnel, then up the bare Arctic coast to the abandoned fishing village of Hamningberg.
- Distance
- 99 miles (160 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Finnmark
Follows the official route
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from VarangerbotnCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
8100E75
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 68 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 6
- Curvature
- 69 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 4
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 31 to mile 99. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 79 to mile 99, at 134 degrees of turning a mile.
- Countries: Norway.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- Vardø is on an island reached by an undersea tunnel.
- The road beyond Vardø to Hamningberg is closed in winter. Check the Norwegian Public Roads Administration before you go.
On the way
- Varangerbotn
- Vadsø
- Vardø tunnel
- Hamningberg
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in VarangerbotnWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in HamningbergWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Norway
- Money
- Norwegian krone
- Ride on the
- Right
- Winter tyres are required when snow or ice covers the road: check what applies to motorcycles
- Dipped headlights must be on during the day, all year
- The drink-drive limit is a quarter of England's, with frequent roadside checks
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in NorwayOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Waterfall · On the route
Næringsforsen
Waterfall in Vardø municipality, Norway.
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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